Ken Box
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Kenneth James Box (1 December 1930 – 1 September 2022 was a track and field sprinter[1] who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Box was born in West Derby and was a member of the Liverpool Harriers.[3]
Box finished third behind George Ellis in the 100 metres event at the 1954 AAA Championships.[4][5] Shortly afterwards, he represented the England team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver,[6] where he was fourth in the relay, having been eliminated in the 100 yards heats.[2]
Also in 1954, he won the silver medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Berne, Switzerland in the men's 4×100 metres relay, alongside George Ellis, Kenneth Jones and Brian Shenton.[7]
Box represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne in the men's 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay.[3] The year after he became the British 100 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1957 AAA Championships.[8][9]
References
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- ↑ British Olympic Committee
- ↑ a b Ken Box. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
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- ↑ British Medallist in European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
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- 1930 births
- 2022 deaths
- People from West Derby
- Athletes from Liverpool
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists